Abstract
In this paper, a system of a solar induction furnace unit was design to find out a new
solution for the existing AC power consuming heating process through Supervisory control and
data acquisition system. This unit can be connected directly to the DC system without any
internal conversion inside the device. The performance of the new system solution is compared
with the existing one in terms of power consumption and losses. This work also investigated
energy save, system improvement, process control model in a foundry induction furnace
heating framework corresponding to PV solar power supply. The results are analysed for long
run in terms of saving energy and integrated process system. The data acquisition system base
solar foundry plant is an extremely multifaceted system that can be run over an almost
innumerable range of operating conditions, each characterized by specific energy consumption.
Determining ideal operating conditions is a key challenge that requires the involvement of the
latest automation technologies, each one contributing to allow not only the acquisition,
processing, storage, retrieval and visualization of data, but also the implementation of
automatic control strategies that can expand the achievement envelope in terms of melting
process, safety and energy efficiency.